De Young Museum Admission: Distinguished Art Collection
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72 Ratings
San Francisco
Immerse yourself in the distinguished art collection at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Explore permanent displays, enjoy stunning views, and visit the Legion of Honor Museum for free!
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- de Young Museum - Exploring the museum at your leisure, marvel at important American paintings, sculptures and decorative objects from the 17th century to the present, as well as fascinating pottery, woodcarvings and other decorative objects from South America, Africa and New Zealand.
Recharge at the de Young Café, offering views of the museum’s sculpture garden and menu items tied to the themes of current Special Exhibitions. Browse the intriguing selection of publications, home goods, toys and crafts at the museum’s stores, and don’t miss the views of the Marin Headlands from the 144-foot-tall (44-meter) Hamon Observation Tower.
Enhance your de Young Museum experience with the fascinating audio tour, suitable for both adults and children. Or you can choose to upgrade admission to the Special Exhibitions. Past exhibitions have showcased masterpieces by Picasso and Van Gogh, provocative costumes by designer Jean Paul Gaultier and priceless ancient Egyptian artifacts from the tomb of King Tut.
- Legion of Honor - This ticket also provides free same-day General Admission to the Legion of Honor Museum
What's Included
- Admission to the De Young Museum
- Same day admission to the Legion of Honor
What's Not Included
- Special exhibitions or audio tours (unless selected at time of booking)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
Discover a premier collection of art at the de Young Museum, nestled in the beautiful Golden Gate Park of San Francisco. Roam the striking permanent exhibits of paintings, sculptures and artifacts hailing from the Americas, Africa, and Oceania. Choose to enhance your experience with an audio tour and access to the prestigious Special Exhibitions. Visit the Hamon Observation Tower for breathtaking panoramas of San Francisco, Marin Headlands and the iconic Golden Gate Bridge! Plus, get complimentary entry to the Legion of Honor Museum with this ticket!
- Standard-size backpacks and strollers allowed. Bags larger than 8”h x 8”w x 5”d must be carried by hand. Other items may be required to check. Some exhibitions have restricted stroller access
- Wheelchair accessible. Wheelchairs may be borrowed from the Information Desks on a first-come-first–served basis
- No smoking in the museum or the park by city ordinance
- Please silence cell phones and pagers while in the galleries
- Still photography is permitted in the permanent galleries but no video, tripods, or flash photography
- Sketching is permitted for individuals with pencil on a small (9” x 12” or smaller) hand-held pad in the permanent collection only
Location
de Young Museum
50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, Golden Gate Park
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Tonyandsarahg
Apr 6, 2024
Free observation deck with great views not to miss. - We didn't visit the museum but did visit the free observation deck and it is stunning, don't miss if you are passing, great view.
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Arthur
Apr 3, 2024
A Great Museum That Needs to be on your Must Visit List! - The de Young Museum in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is ( in my opinion) a tourist attraction that you should put on your “ must visit” list. Whenever we plan a trip to San Francisco, we include a visit to this spectacular museum. Today in addition to paying for our general admission, we paid extra to see the Irving Penn exhibition, which was well worth the price! The museum has some very classy features including an observation deck with phenomenal views of the park and the city of San Francisco. They have a great cafe with delicious menus and all of their restrooms have fresh flowers, which adds wonderful fragrances while washing your hands!
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Alessandropozz84
Mar 9, 2024
Art, America, San Francisco - An essential stop if you visit the city, a museum that enters into the history of San Francisco and its American soul through art. In addition to the already magnificent museum itself, the collections of American art and modern art are very beautiful, as are the temporary exhibitions. Also actively participate in the artists' proposals in their exhibitions, even if you struggle with modern art, as it will make your visit unique. If you are looking for a hit and run then forget it, but if you want to understand the soul of the city and the USA through art you cannot miss this visit.
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Sarah_w
Aug 21, 2023
Kehinde Wiley at the De Young - We were in SF for a short stay and put a visit to the De Young on the top of our priority list so we could see the Kehinde Wiley show. It was amazing. Outstanding, beautiful, moving and emotionally inspiring.
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Andreas_s
Aug 7, 2023
Glorious Adams - Ansel Adam exhibit absolutely stunning and the historical context very illuminating. Unfortunately it was the last day for this show.
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Janqqq
Mar 29, 2024
Good mix of classic ethno art … - ... and modern exhibitions and also modern (pop) art works.
There is a large section for African art as well as works by Edward Hopper and Andy Warhol.
The works of American painters from the time of the Civil War and before are very interesting. For example, you learn that there were already parties in the USA at that time that were in favor of a strict isolation of the country because of the "uncontrolled influx of people" from abroad. That was 150 years ago, when there were just over 30 million people living in the whole of the USA, 3 million of whom were slaves.
The entrance fee is not cheap at $38 for access to all exhibitions, but it is reasonable.
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Ron
Aug 24, 2023
Very nice museum - I really enjoyed this museum. It had a well curated collection tips of art. The sculptures outside the cafe were amazing. Well worth $20
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506elleryb
Sep 22, 2023
Lost Money Because I was unable to cancel even though I was within the allowed time frame - Unfortunately, I was unable to go to my event because I was sick. That wasn't TripAdvisor's fault. The problem occurred when I tried to cancel my event. I was able to do that up to 24 hours before the event. However, because I had bought the tickets as a guest (I didn't realize that I had an account) TripAdvisor did not have a way for me to cancel. I tried going through the Museum but they did not recognize either of the confirmation numbers that were provided. If I had signed in prior to purchasing the tickets presumably, I would have been able to cancel through my account. I say presumably because there is no way for me to know whether that's true. However, regardless of how I made the purchase, I should have had some way to cancel. Not a whole lot of money but it ended up being wasted none the less. So, No, it was not a good experience.
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Maureen_g
Sep 6, 2023
Taken - Museum was great but Tuesday was a free day at the museum. First Tuesday of the month is free admission. We paid admission through this site and feel like we were taken advantage of so we paid for the museum of a free day no refund option.
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Blinglingb
Jul 5, 2023
Rude and impolite to Tourists - I hate there because the security guard standing at lobby. When I wear backpack entering to admission desk. A black man is a security guard say something loud to my direction, I didn't aware he is talking to me. He said something again and looking at me, I knew this time he is talking to me but I didn't get what he is saying. Suddenly, he shout " off!" loudly, I was scared of him. I walk towards him, I tried to understand what he said. Finally, I get it I need to put down the backpack under my waist.
I was tourist from Asian, my English is not as good as American. If I didn't get your meaning, you have to be patient or use body language to make your guests to understand but not shouting makes every people looking at me. Also, the word "OFF" is very impolite wording.
Actually, at that time, there is lobby area, I didn't understand why need to put down the backpack under waist. The security guard should remind guest in front of each exhibits room, not lobby area.
The security guard also not telling me there is a free storage to keep my backpack. Is it not your job? But I thanks the sweet lady sitting on admission desk telling me that.
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